Carmen Mola

La novia gitana / The Gypsy Bride

La novela policiaca m s revulsiva de la literatura espa ola. Poderosa, original y adictiva Una nueva voz con un incre ble potencial, que recuerda a Dolores Redondo, Pierre Lemaitre y Luca D'Andrea. , - Sander Knol, editor de La novia gitana en Holanda En Madrid se mata poco , le dec a al joven subinspector ngel Z rate su mentor en la polic a; pero cuando se mata, no tiene nada que envidiarle a ninguna ciudad del mundo , podr a a adir la inspectora Elena Blanco, jefa de la Brigada de An lisis de Casos, un departamento creado para resolver los cr menes m s complicados y abyectos. Susana Macaya, de padre gitano pero educada como paya, desaparece tras su fiesta de despedida de soltera. El cad ver es encontrado dos d as despu s en la Quinta de Vista Alegre del madrile o barrio de Carabanchel. Podr a tratarse de un asesinato m s, si no fuera por el hecho de que la v ctima ha sido torturada siguiendo un ritual ins lito y atroz, y de que su hermana Lara sufri id ntica suerte siete a os atr s, tambi n en v speras de su boda. El asesino de Lara cumple condena desde entonces, por lo que solo caben dos posibilidades: o alguien ha imitado sus m todos para matar a la hermana peque a, o hay un inocente encarcelado. Por eso el comisario Rentero ha decidido apartar a Z rate del caso y encarg rselo a la veterana Blanco, una mujer peculiar y solitaria, amante de la grappa, el karaoke, los coches de coleccionista y las relaciones sexuales en todoterrenos. Una polic a vulnerable, que se mantiene en el cuerpo para no olvidar que en su vida existe un caso pendiente, que no ha podido cerrar. Investigar a una persona implica conocerla, descubrir sus secretos y contradicciones, su historia. En el caso de Lara y Susana, Elena Blanco debe asomarse a la vida de unos gitanos que han renunciado a sus costumbres para integrarse en la sociedad y a la de otros que no se lo perdonan, y levantar cada velo para descubrir qui n pudo vengarse con tanta sa a de ambas novias gitanas. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The most electrifying crime novel in Spanish literature. "Powerful, original, and addictive A new voice with incredible strength, reminiscent of Dolores Redondo, Pierre Lemaitre, or Luca D'Andrea." -Sander Knol, editor of The Gypsy Bride in Holland "In Madrid, people don't kill each other very much," young Deputy Inspector ngel Z rate's mentor on the police force told him; "but when they do, they are just as bad as any other city on earth," added Inspector Elena Blanco, head of the Case Analysis Brigade, a department created to solve the most complicated and heinous crimes. Susana Macaya, daughter of a gypsy but raised as a non-gypsy, disappears after her bachelorette party. Her body is found two days later in the Vista Alegre House in the Carabanchel neighborhood of Madrid. It could be just one more murder, if it weren't for the fact that the victim was tortured following an unusual, atrocious ritual, and that her sister Lara suffered an identical fate seven years ago, also just before her wedding. Lara's killer has been locked up since then, so there are only two possibilities: either someone has imitated his methods for killing the younger sister, or an innocent man is in prison. Therefore, Commissioner Rentero has decided to move Z rate off the case and hand it over to Blanco, the veteran: a peculiar, solitary woman, lover of grappa, karaoke, classic cars, and all-terrain sexual relations. A vulnerable policewoman, who stays on the force to remind herself that in her life there is one unsolved case that she has been unable to close. Investigating someone implies getting to know them, discovering their secrets and contradictions, their history. In the case of Lara and Susana, Elena Blanco must immerse herself in the lives of some gypsies who have renounced their customs to become integrated in society, and others who will not forgive them for it. She must lift every veil to discover who could take vengeance on the two gypsy brides with such cruelty.